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From: ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>)
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Subject: Re: (ReacTor) Five Stories That Know Everything's Better With
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Date: 25 Aug 2024 17:39:46 GMT
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In article <vafpsh$20slp$1@dont-email.me>,
Cryptoengineer  <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:
>On 8/24/2024 4:46 PM, BCFD 36 wrote:
>> On 8/23/24 07:15, James Nicoll wrote:
>>> Five Stories That Know Everything's Better With Dinosaurs
>>>
>>>  From time travel to alternate timelines, science fiction authors keep
>>> finding novel ways to bring us into contact with dinosaurs--some
>>> friendly, others not so much.
>>>
>>> https://reactormag.com/five-stories-that-know-everythings-better-with- 
>>> dinosaurs/
>> 
>> I haven't read any of the other replies yet. There maybe a repeat or two 
>> of previous comments.
>> 
>> I've read the Doyle and the Bradbury. Who hasn't read The Sound of 
>> Thunder? And I am reminded of L. Sprague de Camp's "A Gun for Dinosaur".
>> 
>> So, I found a PDF and reread it. I only have one quibble. I don't think 
>> a 600 Nitro Express would be big enough for large dinosaur. Maybe an RPG 
>> or some armor piercing .50 cal. Or maybe a Çarl Gustaf.
>
>I think you're right. The story was published in 1956.
>
>.600 Nitro Express has been around since 1915. While the .50 BMG
>cartridge also goes back to the same period, but I can't find
>reference to a 50 BMG rifle before 1971 (Barret's M82 came out in
>1988).
>
>The Carl Gustaf does go back to 1946, so its a possibility.
>However, being recoilless, Mr. Seligman could have used it,
>(with training), which would kind of kill the story.
>
>But is it sporting to hunt with explosive rounds, let
>alone shaped charges?
>
>pt
>

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